While studying in Cambridge University on a scholarship in the mid 1950s, money was the only real problem for Manmohan Singh and there were times when he had to skip meals or live on a sixpence bar of Cadbury's chocolate, according to his daughter Daman Singh. Manmohan Singh earned a …...Read More

Striking a civil nuclear deal with the United States and not being able to do more in the area of healthcare were the "best moment" and "biggest regret", respectively, during his tenure, Manmohan Singh, who died Thursday at 92, said in his last press conference as the prime minister in …...Read More

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal paid his final respects to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and extended condolences to his family on Friday. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Arvind Kejriwal said, "Paid my last respects to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan …...Read More

Pollution curbs under GRAP-3 have been revoked in Delhi and the National Capital Region after air quality improved in the area following continuous rain since Friday morning. "Owing to the favourable meteorological conditions and continuous rains since early moming, the AQI of Delhi has been continuously improving and has been …...Read More

Former President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday paid glowing tributes to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, saying that he took over the reins as Union finance minister at a time when the country faced a crisis on the economic front. Describing the death of Dr Singh as his personal loss, …...Read More

In a rare opportunity, the upcoming launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will enable ten Indian space start-up companies to fly their instruments into space. The upper stage of the rocket, which usually becomes space debris, has been re-purposed to help carry many small experiments to space. ISRO …...Read More

Pakistan's former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri recalled fond memories of his association with the late Indian prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who died in Delhi on Thursday night. In an interview with PTI in Lahore on Friday, Mr Kasuri said that Dr Singh will be remembered in history as …...Read More

“Shyam babu's number? Yes, I think I have it”, said Ziya us Salam, the editor of The Hindu's supplement Metroplus in Delhi, in response to my request. This was sometime in June-July 2010, in the middle of my three-year stint in Delhi-NCR. I was working on the manuscript of the …...Read More

A fire broke out in a transformer in front of a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida on Thursday. Chaos ensued as the fire broke out following an electrical short circuit. Gautam Buddh Nagar CFO Pradeep Kumar said that the information about the fire was received at around 11 am, …...Read More

A computer operator working with a state-run sports complex in Maharashtra for a monthly salary of Rs 13,000 allegedly siphoned off a huge sum of Rs 21 crore and used it to buy luxury cars and a 4 BHK flat for his girlfriend. Harshal Kumar Kshirsagar, a contractual staff with …...Read More